Cigar-wrapping machine



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CIGAR WRAPPING MACHINE. No. 414,572. Patented Nov. 5, 1889..

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CIGAR WRAPPING MACHINE.

No. 414,572. Patented Nov. 5. 1889.

WITNESSES: l/VVH/gl? ag E M 620 ivwau/ A ,9: z MW/V I BY MA a ZVGATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT FFTCEQ JOHN THOMAS PENNYCOOK, OF NEW YORK,N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE ALPHA GLASS AND METAL COMPANY, OF NElv JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,572, dated November5, 1889 Application filed January 25, 1889. Serial No. 297,565. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN 'lnonns PENNY- COOK, of the city and county ofNew York, in the State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Cigar-Tapping Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a machine for putting the outer wrapper upon acigar-bunch,

and has for its object the winding of the wrapper upon the cigar-bunch;and to this end the novelty consists in the construction and novelcombination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

I 5 In the accompanying drawings, in which the same characters designateanalogous parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete machineaccording to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective viewv of the mold against which the cigar turns,and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the thimble with a plate whichwould'ordinarily be attached to it.

A is the table to support the machine,

2 5 shown in the drawings with the top sloping backward, so that theoperator can see the cigar when it is being wrapped.

B is the upright side of the machine, there being one on each side ofthe machine, each of which serves as a bearing for the differentrollers.

O is the driving-roller. The endless belt a passes around thedriving-roller O, and also around the cylindrical rollers b, (I, c, andf, 5 all of which, except the roller 6, have their bearings in the frameB of the machine. The roller c has its bearings on each side in thelower end of the levers which are pivoted to the upright sides of theframe B at the point h, and united together by the bar g The screw sisan adjustable limit-stop against which the rod r strikes, so as to limitthe forward motion of the levers 9, thereby regulating the pressure ofthe belt a on the bunch. The part -2 is the mold against which the cigaris pressed, preferably made about one-third of the circle in section,and it is situated in front of the roller Z). The roller 6 is thuscapable of two positions-that shown in Fig. 2, which is its positionwhile the bunch is being wrapped, and that shown in Fig. 1, which is itsposition when the operation is finished.

The operation is as follows: The filler is made and the binder put on,and then it is put in an ordinary mold and placed in the press to giveit the proper shape and form, and when taken therefrom it is what istechnically known as the bunch. The machine being in the position shownin Fig. 1, the op erator places the cigar-bunch to be wrapped againstthe mold i, with its tip resting in the thimble m. He places the end ofthe wrapper (made of proper form, according to the shape of the bunch tobe wrapped) in contact with the tuck end of the cigar, between the belta and the cigar, and then brings the upper ends of the levers g forward,as in Fig. 2. This (by changing the position of the roller c) tightensthe belt a upon all its rollers, and also causes the belt a to closedown upon the bunch and hold it against the mold 1. (see a a The lowerside of the roller (2 in the position of Fig. 2 comes below the upperedge of the mold The driving-roller G being then revolved, the movementand pressure of the belt a in the direction of the arrow causes thebunch to revolve, and thereby winds the wrapper spirally upon it, thewrapper passing between the cigar and the mold. The other end of theWrapper when reached passes into the thimble m through the slot oropening m, and, owing to the curvature of the slot 071-, when theextreme tip is reached the end of the wrapper is turned back upon thebunch at the point to finish the tip neatly. Paste is applied by hand tothe end of the wrapper, as usual. It is to be noticed that the movementof the belt CL not only causes the bunch to revolve, but also presses itagainst the mold i by a gentle and even pressure.

The plate 71 is for the purpose of resting and guiding the wrapper uponduring the op-- eration of rolling. The roller 0, lying underneath thebelt a and shaped more or less to 9 5 the shape of the mold i, helps tohold the belt a up against the lower edge of the mold 2' along theentire length. To insure the first edge of the wrapper passing betweenthe bunch and the mold, the fixed block 19 is pro- I00 vided, having itsupper edge as near as poss1ble to the lower edge of the mold 1, but avery little in front of it. The rod '2", moving in slots g of the leversg and the slots Z) of I the frame 13, is merely a guide for the leversg.

The driving-roller C may have its hearings in sliding pieces t,connected together at the back of the machine by the piece 75, whichthreads with a screw t which in turn bears against the fixed piece a. Bythis means the driving-roller C may be drawn backward in order totighten the belt a. The roller Omay be driven by power or by hand. Thebelt a is designed to be so adjusted as to tightness over the rollersthat its friction on the roller 0 will not propel it when the machine isin the position of Fig. 1, but will do so in the position of Fig. 2. Thebelt may be, however, continuously in motion.

By means of the screw .9 and a similar screw 3 in the opposite end ofthe mold it will be readily understood that the mold may be removed andone of different form substituted, so as to allow a bunch of any desiredshape or style to be wrapped. The slot or opening through which the endof the wrapper enters the thiinble has its end curved, so that the lineof said slot will be a regular continuation of the curve of the mold,thereby causing the end of the wrapper, after the tip is formed orcovered, to return upon itself.

The effect of the curve or spiral is to roll the wrapper to the extremetip and then turn it back, so that the small remaining part of thewrapper is smoothly rolled over and fastened on that part of the bunchjust back of the extreme tip, thus presenting the desired neatappearance. This thimble can of course be used in combination with othercigar-machines. The plate 11 is not a necessary part of the thimble, butis of course convenient as a continuation of the plate n, upon which thewrapper rests. The upper side of the thimble may be cut away at itsbase, as shown in Figs. 4 and 1.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a cigar-wrapping machine, the travelingbelt a, operating-roller C, and rollers b, d, e, and f, overwhich thebelt passes, in combination with the stationary concave mold 1',arranged between the rollers I and c, the op positely-moving surfaces ofsaid belt passing on each side of the mold and engaging and rotating thecigar-bunch placed therein, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a cigar-wrapping machine, the traveling belt a, operating-rollerO, and rollers I), (Z, c, and f, in combination with thestationaryconcave mold 2', arranged between the rollers b and e, theoppositely-moving surfaces of said belt passing on each side of themold, the said roller 6 being provided with suitable operating devicesfor adjusting it to and from the said mold, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In a cigar wrapping machine, the traveling belt a, operating-rollerC, and rollers 19, d, e, and f, over which the belt passes, and thestationary concave mold c', arranged between the rollers b and e, the.oppositelymoving surfaces of said belt passing on each side of saidmold, in combination with the levers gin the lower ends of which theroller 6 is journaled, whereby said roller may be operated to and fromthe concave face of the mold, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a cigar-wrapping machine, a removable concave-faced cigar-mold c,an endless belt a, and the rollers 0, (Z, Z), and f, for carrying thebelt, the oppositely-moving surfaces of said belt passing on each sideof said mold, in combination with the movable roller 6, around which thebelt passes, and means for adjusting said roller 6 with reference to theface of the mold, whereby cigar-bunches of different sizes maybe rotateddirectly against the face of the mold, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a cigar-wrapping machine, a concave mold c, endless belt a, androllers C, b, d, c, and f, upon. which the said belt is mounted, theoppositely-moving surfaces of said belt holding the cigar-bunch incontact with said mold, in combination with a tip-forming thimble m,provided with a longitudinallycurved slot m-, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name, this 19th day ofJanuary, 1889, in the presence of two witnesses, at the city of NewYork. I

JOHN THOMAS PENN YCOOK. lVitnesses:

SALTER SToRRs CLARK, WALTER S. LOGAN.

